Sentencing has been postponed to Jan. 7 for Michael Lubahn Clark, a former Torrance resident convicted of second-degree murder in the disappearance of his wife in 1981.

Carol Lubahn's body was never found. She was 26 when she was last seen on March 31, 1981.

A Torrance Superior Court jury on Oct. 24 found Clark guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of his high school sweetheart. The couple had met at North High School in Torrance, were married about 10 years and had two children.

Prosecutors contended Clark was angry that his wife had had an affair and wanted a divorce, and argued with her over her desire to sell their house.

Clark faces a sentence of 15 years to life in prison when he returns in January before Judge Eric C. Taylor